hotmtlnovel Chapter 4203 Human Subspecies
Chapter 4203 Human Subspecies
Chapter 4203 Human Subspecies
To prevent Mia from turning into another animal after entering that area, Shad placed the reluctant cat on Emilia's head. Then, Daniste had the professors open an entrance, and two unicorns, one large and one small, emerged from behind the bookshelves and rushed into the catastrophic area together.
"So Professor Daniste wanted Marcus to solve the problem? That's a good idea, but the other unicorn doesn't seem to be from the academy, does it?"
After the spatial shift, Shad and Ellie found themselves in an unfamiliar forest instead of the library. Everything around them looked incredibly real, and the mental corruption power this world possessed was indeed terrifying.
"I can feel it! Over here!"
Ellie sniffed around, then led Shad on a run through the forest. The two unicorns moved through the woods like the wind, and the dangerous beasts transformed from unknown beings couldn't even keep up with them.
Ellie seemed very excited to be running alongside Shad. However, the forest was simply too vast, so they would likely need to run for even longer.
And then "her" voice appeared:
Why not try your amazing skills?
"Library search? Although this is indeed a library, that book possesses calamity-inducing power. You can give it a try."
So Shad stopped Ellie, who was running very fast. After they transformed into human form, they flew together to the top of the tallest tree nearby. After defeating a flock of giant eagles flying in from afar, Shad stretched out his hand in the direction Ellie had just pointed:
"Miraculous Technique - Moon Library: Library Search!"
The magic was successfully activated, and the location of the books clearly appeared in Shad's mind. They tried to resist Shad's search, but the next moment, a series of illusory, semi-transparent, star-blue bookshelves appeared in the starry background behind Shad. The unfolding of the Moon Library made the search even more powerful.
With a whoosh, the brown-covered book flew from a great distance into Xia De's hand. The book trembled incessantly, yet it could not escape Xia De's control.
Like the "Twisted Tree Hole," "Infinite Serpent," and "Abnormal Life Spark," this "Cataclysmic Book" clearly possesses the ability to corrupt minds through direct contact, but unfortunately, this ability is useless against Shad.
According to the method provided by Denise, the book needs to be temporarily sealed in a special container, and then this area will disappear directly.
Because Sir Priscilla, the chosen one of knowledge and wisdom, was defeated and his power was taken away by Shad, there is currently no good way to completely destroy these kinds of books. The church and the academy can only collect them like relics and store them in secret locations.
However, as Xia De looked at the book in his hands, a strange thought suddenly occurred to him:
"It seems that placing this book in my Moon Library will allow it to return to normal after a period of time?"
She smiled and gave an affirmative answer:
【Yes. 】
Shad's "Library of the Moon" is actually closer to divine magic. Like "Summoning the Little Wooden Boat" and "Manual of Fate," it is an ability born from the combination of the power of the "moon" and the powers of other ancient gods.
Shad then tried stuffing the book in his hand into the bookshelf behind him. Originally, the "Moon Library" could only transform the contents of physical books into starlight-filled books in the library. Shad had never tried to use it to directly store foreign books.
But this time, Xia De actually managed to put the "Book of Calamity" on the bookshelf.
"I can also store the Ring of Calamity and Fate of the Infinite Serpent in the [Manual of Fate]. It seems that my divine arts can indeed deal with the calamities of the world."
As Shad thought to himself, the surrounding primeval forest scenery was fading away, and the normal scenery of the academy library was returning. So he took the book out again, put it in the container given to him by Danist, and then jumped down from the disappearing tree with Ellie, letting Ellie carry the container to find Danist.
What followed was simple. Before lunch, Shad explained to Daniste that his magic could purify the book. Somewhat surprised, Daniste opened the container and watched as Shad placed the book on the star-colored bookshelf.
"That's amazing. Then you can keep this book for now. If the purification is successful, we can consider adding other contained catastrophe books to your library later."
Denise said, and reminded Shad to allocate a separate bookshelf for such books to prevent dangerous knowledge from contaminating normal knowledge.
"I will explain to the outside world that I discovered the artifact bookshelf of the ancient god [Silver Moon Sage], which can conditionally contain and weaken the power of the 'Cataclysmic Books'."
Daniste had even devised a way to rationalize Shad's power, to which Shad had no objection:
"But now even the academy library is suffering from this kind of disaster. This world is really getting more and more dangerous."
It was already noon, and Shad and Mia accepted Emilia and Danist's invitation to stay for lunch.
Instead of going to the academy cafeteria, everyone returned to the unicorn's habitat and spread out a picnic blanket. Emilia was delighted, and as Daniste and Shad laid out the food they had brought from the kitchen, she plucked a blade of grass and played a melodious elven tune on the wind in the sunlight.
That piece of music is very beautiful.
The "knowledge catastrophe" just now was just a small interlude. During lunch, Shad told Danist about the question of the oldest dragon blood tree in the academy. Danist's investigation into the manuscript of the novel "The Harem Life of St. Byron" has not yet yielded any results. However, although the novel has an astonishing number of words, it is still just ordinary text. She will spend this afternoon studying it, and Shad will have the results when he comes back tonight.
Of course, Shad didn't forget to mention his search for the "Seed of Life," which was related to opening the door to the [Creation Birthroom]. Denise agreed to help Shad inquire at the Serxus Medical College, but she told him not to get his hopes up too high; Old John's information was far too ancient, and the seed was probably no longer in the medical college.
After lunch, Shad and Mia left the academy together, and he promised Daniste he would come again tonight.
The cat wanted to take a nap, so Shad left it at home and then went to Arcadia City alone.
Mondays are usually the busiest time for everyone, and Shad thought Viggo wouldn't be home, but when he arrived at Fragrant Mansion, the witch seemed to have been waiting in the hallway, and immediately pounced on him:
"I thought you weren't coming today~"
She hugged Shad tightly, and Shad noticed that Adelina and Miss McDonald behind her both looked somewhat helpless.
Xia De then patted Wei Ge on the back:
"Don't worry, I've been helping you purify your sister every day lately, how could I not come?"
Wei Ge then released Xia De and asked him warily:
"So, you came to purify her, not for me?"
Xia De burst out laughing:
"You're not jealous of your own sister, are you?"
"What are you saying? She's just a little child who doesn't even have a physical form yet. What's your relationship with Adelina? Do you like the older sister but like the younger sister even more?"
This question made Adelina blush.
The weather in Arcadia City is fine today, and everything has been peaceful in the city this Monday. Although there have been reports of active machines appearing in the lower city, compared to powerful relics or demons, it's just a minor matter.
The Leatherworks Guild was successfully contained. Although the demon had shown its tracks, it had not yet appeared. Vigo's mother was also difficult to locate for the time being. Therefore, there was nothing that Xia De needed to do personally that afternoon.
After welcoming Shad, Vigo took Miss McDonald out, while Adelina went to the dungeon to process some alchemical materials. With nothing else to do, Shad spent his time in Vigo's study looking at the documents in Miss Feliana's briefcase.
It was two o'clock in the afternoon when he picked up the documents, and by the time Vig pushed open the door and Xia De put down his teacup and the parchment in his hand, the sun was already setting outside the window.
"What a peaceful day."
Shade stood up with a smile. Viggo had developed a habit of giving Shade a hug whenever she saw him. The witch, returning from her outing, also brought Shade some news:
"The Church of Dawn has already tested the bloodline of the black-haired girl you brought out from the [Leatherworks Guild]. She is human, and indeed of the royal family of Delinor, but she is not a pure human. The Church believes they have discovered a new human subspecies, which seems to have been influenced by vampires, resulting in increased lifespan and enhanced physical abilities."
The downside is that they are somewhat sensitive to sunlight, and compared to ordinary people, they prefer to consume offal and blood products; otherwise, they will suffer from physical weakness similar to ordinary people who are chronically deficient in salt.
"Do you have anemia?"
Xia De asked, and Wei Ge shook her head:
"No, the princess from the old era was only slightly different from normal humans in terms of bloodline; she was not a vampire. Moreover, the church has already questioned her, and she doesn't know why her bloodline became like this."
Shad frowned:
"How did those ancient vampires manage to do that? This kind of enhancement of human bloodline sounds amazing, with such a low cost, and it's comparable to the new human technology of the Blood Spirit School."
Xia De suddenly realized something:
“Vie, we originally thought that the new human modification technology of the Blood Spirit School was obtained by the ‘Bloodweavers’ through their research on the birthing room. But they only discovered the door to the ‘Creation Birthroom’ in the New World in 1853, which is less than five years ago. What kind of research could progress so quickly?”
Is it possible that the technology for modifying new humans had already progressed within the Blood Spirit School, and that its origins were related to the ancient vampires of the Delinor era? Of course, it's also possible the opposite is true; the vampires of the Delinor Kingdom era obtained the rudiments of new human technology from the Blood Spirit School.
Wei Ge thought for a moment:
"You mean the collaboration between the Blood Spirit School and the ancient vampires isn't just about using the vampire bloodline to advance research; the technology they use is actually the same?"